Summary Stephane Peterhansel won the stage 7 of the Dakar Rally on Monday.
SAN JUAN DE MARCONA (AFP) - Stephane Peterhansel of Mini bounced back from a bad day by winning Monday s stage 7 of the Dakar Rally ahead of Nani Roma with Carlos Sainz in third after 387km of challenging terrain.
Overall leader Nasser Al-Attiyah finished fourth while Peugeot driver Sebastien Loeb had a day to forget, finishing over 30 minutes down after suffering an early electrical problem in the stage that began and ended in San Juan de Marcona.
Thirteen-time winner Peterhansel, known as Mr Dakar , lost more than 20 minutes on Sunday but this was his second stage win on this year s itinerary.
Toyota s Al-Attiyah retains his large overall lead with 29 minutes and 16sec advantage on Peterhansel with Roma at 37min 59sec.
Earlier, KTM s Sam Sunderland won the motorbike race ahead of Chile s Jose Ignacio Cornejo Flormino on a Honda while American Ricky Brabec took the overall lead after finishing third.
